The two major types of hot meat sauce, Asian and American, use ground meat and hot chili to create a multipurpose spicy condiment. Customize either of these hot meat sauces to create a complex flavor that complements meat and vegetable dishes. Impress friends and family by adding a sauce from the east and a sauce from the west to your cooking arsenal.
Instructions
American Hot Meat Sauce
1. Cook the ground beef with the onions and salt in skillet over medium-high heat until the meat is almost completely browned.
2. Add the minced garlic and water or stock and remove from the heat. Hold the handle of the skillet and slowly tilt the contents into one side of the pan.
3. Use your free hand to fully submerse the mixing blade of a hand blender into the meat mixture and blend the meat and water into a smooth sauce.
4. Return the skillet to the stove and turn the heat to medium-low, then add chili powder, beef bouillon, ground cumin, tomato paste and honey. Stir the mixture together with a wooden spoon, and cover the skillet.
5. Simmer for 20 minutes, taste the sauce, and add black pepper to taste. Remove the lid, turn the heat to low, and continue to simmer until the sauce has thickened to desired consistency.
Asian Hot Meat Sauce
6. Melt lard in skillet over medium heat and add ground pork to begin browning. Use a wooden spatula to break the pork into smaller pieces.
7. After about two minutes, the pork will be nearly cooked. Increase the heat to high, add minced garlic and scallions, and stir-fry the meat and aromatics together, using the spatula.
8. Reduce the heat to medium low and add soy sauce, hoisin sauce, chili sauce, sugar, tomato paste and pork stock to the pan. Replace the lid.
9. Simmer, covered, for five minutes. Add dry sherry and sesame oil, and stir them into the sauce.
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